Get COVID-19 relief funding for your business Ontario is helping businesses recover costs for personal protective equipment and providing extra support for businesses required to close or significantly restrict services as a result of provincial public health measures. Overview of available funding Your business can apply online for funding from one or more of the…
The Ontario government is supporting home-based food businesses by providing a guide on how to start a home-based food business, which includes an overview of public health requirements that need to be followed as a food operator. To further support these entrepreneurs, the government has also made regulatory changes to allow more flexibility to sell…
Aiesha Aggarwal was hired as a Conservation Researcher and Analyst by the Couchiching Conservancy in October 2020. In her role, she gets to create maps to support their Citizen Science program and is putting together a report on a 12-year running bird survey. “It’s been a joy working alongside like-minded individuals who are passionate about…
“Dirty hands equal clean money.” says Paul Bosse. With over 18 years in the plumbing business, he ought to know. Bosse owns Poly-B Plumbing with his wife Jody. He opened the company with the aim of offering the Orillia area professional, affordable services that run the gamut. From unclogging drains and fixing leaky pipes, to… …
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a Provincewide Shutdown. Additional restrictions will be put into place and reinforce that Ontarians should stay at home as much as possible to minimize transmission of the virus…
Orillia Chamber of Commerce Virtual Event is Scheduled for March 4, 2021 Deadline for Nominations is January 7, 2021 To Nominate a business (including your own business), please go to http://www.orillia.com/form/view/21668 and fill out the online nomination form. You will need to provide contact information for both yourself and your nominee, and the reasons for…
Given our current world circumstances, we are unable to host our traditional volunteer holiday gathering this year, so our Board of Directors decided to donate $1,000 to assist with the costs of The Sharing Place Food Centre’s Holiday Hamper program this holiday season. “A big thanks to the entire board at the CDC. We distribute…
WHAT IS THE RURAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE? Join us for the Rural Innovation Challenge December 2 – December 11, 2020. The Challenge is hosted by ventureLAB, the County of Simcoe, and Digital Main Street to explore, source, and pilot novel solutions that support Main Street business continuity in Simcoe County amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Our partners…
2020 has been a difficult and trying year for all of us. We’re thankful our services remained essential and that we could pivot & continue providing our business communities through these challenging times. Our complimentary business consulting services & professional development workshops transitioned to phone & virtual meetings, and we were so fortunate to be…
Michael Fredson hopes people visiting his main street bookstore enter alone but leave with a book for a life-long friend. It’s this personal connection and more that Manticore Books, an independent community bookstore located at 103 Mississaga St, E. Downtown Orillia, aims to create for its clients. Michael says this emulates what the Orillia Area…
